Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS)

Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS)

Dr Vyron Antoniou

Vyron (Byron) Antoniou is a Major serving in the Hellenic Military Geographical Service, where he is head of the Remote Sensing & Photogrammetry Department. He has studied Surveying and Rural Engineering at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA, Greece) graduating first among his peers. He also holds an MSc in Geoinformation from NTUA.

In 2011 he was awarded a PhD from UCL (UK) in Geomatics. His research focused on the analysis of the phenomenon of user generated spatial content and its challenges for mapping agencies. Research was made on the quality of the data generated, the behavior of the users and the spatial dimension of the phenomenon.

Haklay, M., Basiouka, S., Antoniou, V. and Ather, A., 2010. How Many Volunteers Does It Take To Map An Area Well? The validity of Linus‟ law to Volunteered Geographic Information. The Cartographic Journal, 47(4), pp. 315-322.

Antoniou, V., 2011. User Generated Spatial Content: An Analysis of the Phenomenon and Its Challenges for Mapping Agencies. University College London (UCL): London, UK